2025–26 UEFA Youth League knockout phase
Europe premier club football tournament
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The 2025–26 UEFA Youth League knockout phase began on 3 February 2026 with the round of 32 and concluded with the final on 20 April 2026 at Stade de la Tuilière in Lausanne, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2025–26 UEFA Youth League. The top 22 teams from the UEFA Champions League Path as well as 10 winners of the Domestic Champions Path qualified for the knockout phase.[1][2]
Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[1]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | Match dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knockout phase | Round of 32 | 12 December 2025 | 3–4 February 2026 |
| Round of 16 | 6 February 2026 | 24–25 February 2026 | |
| Quarter-finals | N/a | 17–18 March 2026 | |
| Semi-finals | 17 April 2026 Colovray Stadium, Nyon | ||
| Final | 20 April 2026 Colovray Stadium, Nyon |
Qualified teams
The following 32 teams qualified for the knockout phase.
| UEFA Champions League Path | Domestic Champions Path |
|---|---|
Bracket
Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 12 December 2025.[3]
Seeding
In the draw, the top 6 teams from the UEFA Champions League Path were seeded and paired against the teams finished in 17th to 22nd place, while the 10 Domestic Champions Path winners were seeded and paired against teams ranked 7th to 16th. The seeded teams will play the matches at home. In the draw, teams from the same national association could not be drawn against each other. To create the ties, teams finishing 1st to 16th in the UEFA Champions League Path were automatically allocated to the tie corresponding to their position in the final standings, with their unseeded (pairings 1 to 6) or seeded (pairings 7 to 16) opponents then drawn.[4][5]
| Pairings 1 to 6 | Pairings 7 to 16 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seeded | Unseeded (Bowl 1) | Seeded (Bowl 2) | Unseeded |
Summary
The matches were played on 3 and 4 February 2026.
Matches
Chelsea  | 1–1 |  PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[6] |
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| Penalties | ||
|
7–6 |
|
Benfica  | 3–2 |  Slavia Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Report[7] |
|
Club Brugge  | 3–2 |  Monaco |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[8] |
|
Villarreal  | 3–2 |  Bayer Leverkusen |
|---|---|---|
| Report[10] |
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| Athletic Bilbao | 2–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[11] |
|
| Penalties | ||
|
3–4 | |
Dynamo Kyiv  | 2–6 | Atlético Madrid |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[12] |
| Real Betis | 5–1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[16] |
| AZ | 4–0 | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| Report[18] |
Puskás Akadémia  | 1–2 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[19] |
|
| Paris Saint-Germain | 4–0 |  Dinamo Minsk |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[20] |
| 1. FC Köln | 1–3 |  Inter Milan |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[21] |
|
Legia Warsaw  | 2–1 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[23] |
|
Round of 16
Summary
The draw was conducted on 6 February 2026.[25] The round of 16 was played over one leg on 24 and 25 February 2026.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Inter Milan | 5–3 | Real Betis |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–1 | Sporting CP |
| Benfica | 6–2 | AZ |
| Real Madrid | 1–0 | Chelsea |
Žilina  | 0–1 | Club Brugge |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 6–1 |  HJK |
| Atlético Madrid | 1–1 (5–3 p) |  Maccabi Haifa |
| Villarreal | 2–1 | Legia Warsaw |
Matches
| Inter Milan | 5–3 | Real Betis |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[26] |
|
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–1 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Report[27] |
|
| Real Madrid | 1–0 | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[29] |
| Žilina | 0–1 | Club Brugge |
|---|---|---|
| Report[30] |
|
| Paris Saint-Germain | 6–1 | HJK |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[31] |
|
| Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
|---|---|---|
Rajado  4' |
Report[32] | Faingezicht 70' |
| Penalties | ||
|
5–3 |
|
| Villarreal | 2–1 | Legia Warsaw |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[33] | Kováčik 90+3' (pen.) |
Quarter-finals
Summary
The draw was conducted on 6 February.[25] The quarter-finals were played over a single leg on 17 and 18 March 2026.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Inter Milan | 2–3 | Benfica |
| Atlético Madrid | 0–4 | Club Brugge |
| Real Madrid | 2–1 | Sporting CP |
| Villarreal | 0–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
Matches
| Inter Milan | 2–3 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[34] |
| Atlético Madrid | 0–4 | Club Brugge |
|---|---|---|
| Report[35] |
| Real Madrid | 2–1 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Report[36] |
|
| Villarreal | 0–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Report[37] |
|
Semi-finals
Summary
The draw was conducted on 6 February 2026.[25] The semi-finals were played over a single leg on 17 April 2026.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 1–3 | Club Brugge |
| Real Madrid | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Paris Saint-Germain |
Matches
| Real Madrid | 1–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[39] |
|
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 |
|
|
Final
The final was played on 20 April 2026 at Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne.
| Club Brugge | 1–1 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[40] |
|
| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
Notes
- Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[13]